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Thanks Kaz. I know the seed is safe... am wondering about the plant. can i give them the plant part as in, leaves, stems, roots, green seeds and pods etc...???

Looks like you have two cocks. Recessive pied cocks keep their pink cere always.

As most of you know i love giving my birds the most natural diet possible. Being alomost spring, fresh green food is plentiful and I have a "veggie patch" that is full of large weeds and growing budgie mix seeds etc that I feed the birds during breeding. I am trying to research the different weeds to know which ones are safe and which ones are toxic as some have very good medicinal properties and can hold great micro nutrient and antioxidants for the birds that a normal seed diet cant give. I have some canola growing among my "crop" that has come from the seed mix i used in summer. The canola is coming into seed now and has lots of pods on it. I am just wondering if the plant its self if safe to feed the birds?? Can i pull it up and give it to them as is, or is only part of the plant safe or is it best to toss it away as it may be toxic??? Thanks

LOL i have been cleaning the bird room and aviaries this weekend too. I like wire cages too, they are so easy to clean and there is no paining and less mite issues, but all the mess falls straight on the floor I know a breeder who wraps each cabinet in a garbage bag and just has the front open. I don't do this as i like letting the birds see eachother

Last night about 11pm Cirrus looked a little quiet (more than just sleeping) and when i picked him up he vomited. I have came to the realization that there is no way to see the early signs of sickness in feather dusters Thankfully he just had a little sour egg food after some water got into the dish, and he has been treated for salmonella, but you really can not see the early signs of sickness. You can not see if they are fluffed up. You can not see their stance on the perch, as they dont perch. They always have some messy feathers around the vent and the face... They dont sing and you cant see their eyes so you cant really tell if they are sleeping too much... Oh boy, scary stuff for me as i like to keep close eyes on all my birds health!

LOL, no sorry GB Yes, Well done Catherine :budgiedance:

I am brown and patterned like a duck, I swim in water like a duck, i even quack like a duck, but i am not a duck.... what am I ???

hehe, yes this was a heated discussion in our house hold for many times when entering records.... and yes, it is nice to be RIGHT :sad:

I am so very sorry :sad: Such a tragic loss

great news!!! would love an updated photo of her

Are you an... naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber)?

I agree with GB. And Normal potato raw will make your birds very sick, even die. Always cook potato. Sweet potato is fine raw :question:

Yeah, I have the same experiences as you GB, I have never bred a YF from a white faced bird unless it has been DF YF. The fact that you can get DF YF tells me that its a dominant gene... not a recessive one :question:

Then why does the program say all chicks will be split??? :question: Is there an error in the program??

Good luck.

Fingers crossed for lots of fertility

Updates??? how is she???

Can I see a photo of this before her first moult - Pretty Please :emoticon112:

WOOHOO!! Congrats!! :emoticon112:

I agree too. Everything will be fine :emoticon112:

I dont mind at all. I keep the main flock in external flights. I have 3 aviaries. One with the main flock, one with some cockatiels in it, and one with birds that are being kept away from the normal flock for different reasons. I also have a separate shed used for the quarantine of new birds. The birds in the large flight in the breeding room is for resting parents when they have finished their breeding season and for the fledged chicks that are gaining flight and social strength before they join the main flock outside. :emoticon112:

You want your new budgie to be between 6-8 weeks old to be ideal for taming. 6 months old and it will be quite wild and a challenge to tame.

Sky Violet Opaline Spangle YF2 YF1 at the moment, but you will have to confirm after its first moult. Yes, this is a spangle dominant pied. Can you post a photo of this bird before its moult please.

Beautiful babies! She sure is a super hen! And she has created a very sturdy foundation for your stud

sounds like it could be all urine and no poop... but without pictures its really hard to know. Best bet would be to get it examined by your avian vet.